Thank you very much for the question and the opportunity to respond.
I think first and foremost we would like to see the PMRA consider more of the data that is available than what is currently in their decision. There is a wealth of data out there that wasn't part of this decision. It was discounted. This included higher-tier risk assessments as well as considerable monitoring data from across Canada that demonstrated there was no level of imidacloprid in the water samples of concern.
I don't profess to be an expert at all on the role of Environment Canada. I know that they have relied extensively on Environment Canada water sampling. One thing that has become very clear, however, is that there is no national program, no national standard, on how this type of work should be conducted. Perhaps that might be a positive outcome here.